A New Jersey National Guard KC-135R Stratotanker from the 108th Wing sits on the flightline awaiting to offload cargo and passengers at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J, Nov. 21, 2017. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht

Marines attach cables to a CH-53E Super Stallion during Helicopter Support Team training at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 28, 2017. Such teams include eight specialist Marines who ensure the equipment is properly attached and secured before pilots transport supplies to their destination. The Marines are assigned to Combat L ...More

Army Maj. Gen. James B. Jarrard, commander of Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve, provides assistant gunner support to a member of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 5310 Operation Detachment Bravo during counter Islamic State of Syria and Iraq operations in southern Syria, Nov. 22, 2017. A ...More

Navy Seaman Kiara Jones practices using an ophthalmoscope, a tool used to exam eyes, during a drill on the USS John C. Stennis in Bremerton, Wash., Nov. 29, 2017. The Stennis conducted routine training as it prepared for its next deployment. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Jiang

Soldiers lift a log during a battalion endurance event at Torii Station, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 30 , 2017. The event tested a variety of skills, including leadership and radio communications. The soldiers are assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne). Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kwadwo Frimpong

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nehkonti Adams, an infectious diseases specialist, left, and Lt. Gregory Condos, a Navy internal medicine specialist, middle, work with a Brazilian medical officer, right, to diagnose a woman on her houseboat during a humanitarian mission near the Amazon River in Brazil, Nov. 22, 2017. Navy photo by Pett ...More

An airman assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fills sandbags during a joint chemical threat training exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017. The sandbags were used to secure munitions while they were being assessed by EOD technicians. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick E ...More